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THE WAR.

THE SITUATION IN GREECE: AN APPEAL TO AMERICA.

RUSSIANS HEAVILY ENGAGED: SANGUINARY FRONTAL BATTLE.

QUIET SPELL ON WESTERN FRONT.

ROUMANIANS RESUME OFFENSIVE.

THE BALKAN B

(THROUGH BEUTBE'S AGENCY.] POSITION IN GREECE,

ALLIES SEVERE MEASURES TO MAINTAIN ORDER.

ATHENS, October 18th. Most severe measures to maintain order have been taken. The French detachments have been reinforced by a hundred men and four machine guns, the whole force being situated at Zappeion Park. The French were chcered when marching up the Stadium Street, where they met a Greek naval detachment, which turned up a side street.

The Allien demanded two hundred carriages on the Larism Railway for the conveyance of Allied troops to Macedonia.

The Government replied that it was prepared to provide some carriages, but the handing over of the number demand ed, which constitutes half the rolling stock, would paralyse traffic.

THE KING AND SUSPICIONS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

ROUMANIANS RESUME

OFFENSIVE

BUCHAREST, October 18th.

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FRANDD-HELGIAN FRONT

{THROUGH REUTILI AGINUT. ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED. HEAVY LOSSES.

IRELAND.

MR. REDMOND AND INCON SISTENT GOVERNMENT.

LONDON, October 18th.. In the House of Commons, Mr. John

PARIS, October 18th, Paris communique says:-Thre enemy attacks at Bailly-Bailliant were dasond moved u neolution to the effect repulsed with considerable losses, and that the present system of government in we entirely maintained all gains.

Ireland is moonsistent with the principle The Germans attacked east of Berny on for which the Allies are fighting and was Santerre and some penetrated our ad mainly responsible for the rebellion. He vanced elements, but they were immadsaid his object was to draw attention to ately killed or captured,

the unsatisfactory situation in Ireland, Others were repulsed in disorder, leaving a number

which was full of menace to the aspira- of dead.

tions of Ireland and a good understand ing between Britain and Ireland, and also to the highest interests of the Em pire

AIR SUCCESSES. Three enemy aeroplanes have been brought down on the Somme. One of our aviators, at

attacked by

three. Fokkers, brought down one of opponents and drove off the other two. ITALIAN FRONT.

{THROUGH REUTER'S ACHFOR. 1

(THROUGH ANOTHER'S AGENCY.] GOVERNMENT AND THE

FOOD QUESTION. STATMENT BY MR-RUNCIMAN.

LONDOR, October 19th.

NEW FLOT IN SOUTH AFRICA: REMARKABLE BRIDENCE.

Details of the tempt to foment a second rebellion in Bonth Africa, of which mention was first made by Goneral Botha at the South African Party Con- gress, held at Bloemfontien on August In the House of Commons, Mr. Runcisard, came to light repeatly in the course. man, President of the Board of Trade, where two men nanda Van der Merwo of proceedings in the Magistrates' Court,

question, stated that the Government's prominent partisan of the Nationalist in the course of a statement on the food and Schonken were charged with high treason. Mr. Bahonken was formerly s most operations had exceeded sixty party on the Witwatersrand millions sterling. We had only 1.118 vessels out of 10,000 free to conduct our own operations. We had lost, by hostile action and marine risks, two million tons of shipping, which exceeded the whole of the French mercantile marine before the war.

Mr. Will. Thorne suggested that the steamer Siestan should bring wheat from India to Britain instead of dates from the Peraian Gulf to New York.

General Christian de Wet, in giving approached him in the matter, on about eridence, said that when Mr. Schonken

to have anything to do with another July 20th, he (witness) warned him not rising. Mr. Van der Merwe General de Wer added, told him later on that the

Johannesborg and Pretoria could be movement was 80 well organized that

taken at any time, and that the reins of government could be scized. To Mr. Van der Merwe also General de Wet turned a cold shoulder.

Further sensational evidence followed. A Bloemfontein farmer gave evidence that Mr. Van der Merwe mentioned to him the names of prominent. Boer gene cals, who, he alleged, had undertaken to Potchefstroom, and Pretoria The wit organize & rebellion in the Cape Province, ness understood from what was said that

war. * event of England being defeated in the the rebellion was to break out in the

Mr. Redmond complained that the efforts of the Nationalists to popularise his recruiting had been thwarted by the War Office Nevertheless, 157,000 men had

Mr. Runciman replied that the Siestan enlisted in Ireland for the Army, of was licensed to voyage from the Persian A communique of October 17th

whom 92,000, were Catholic, while 10,000 Galf to New York. Other British vessel, We are resuming the offensive in the FRANCO-ITALIAN AIR RAID creased and Sinn Feinism increased from trade between foreign ports subject to had joined the Navy. Recruiting dehad, from time to time, been licensed to Predeal region and pursuing the enemy

the day the Coalition Government was the primary consideration of the needs formed, nad finally came the rebellion. If of the Empire and our Ailies in the War. The enemy is attacking violently, but, raided the western coast of Istria and Botha deal with the rising in South connection built up by British Stownship

the letter had been dealt with as General was most undesirable that all fureignere, rifles than people in the movement Africa, he was profoundly convinced that Lines, which was a most valanble national the situation would have been saved. It would be a disaster if Irisk regiments provision had been and was being made asset, should be entirely severed. Dus

stubborn fighting is in progress. on the Transylvania slope, The most

up to the present, unsuccessfully,''

Rong, October 18th. A squadron of France Italian staplanes

bombed warships and works at Rovigno

On the whole Carpathian front all the and Punta Salvare. The squadron also military newn in reassuring. RUSSIANS HEAVILY ENGAGED,

fought enemy aeroplanes, two of which were hit, one falling into the sea. All IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS.

the attacking machines returned safely."

LONDON, October 18th.

A Roumanian communiqué mentions that the enemy has reached Agas, ten miles on the Roamatian side of the Gyima Pass, where the railway runs from North-eastern Transylvania into Northern Roumania. Fighting is pro- ceeding. The communique shows that the rest of the line is firm.

Meanwhile the Russinus are heavily engaged in repulsing an enemy attack on Dornavatra, in the south western corner of Bukowina, where the Russe-Roumanian front goins.

Elsewhere they are attacking fiercely, while a telegram from the Serbian Head- quarters states that a Bassian, French and Serban general attack on the main Bulgarian lino defending Monastir be gan on Saturday. General Sarrail and the Crown Prince of Serbia watched the fighting the whole day.

Arakis, October 18th. It is reported that, in a long interview which took place between King Constan ti and Sir Francis Elliot last night. the former insisted on the groundlessness of the suspicion that the Greeks contçın- plated an attack on General Sarrail's Farres from the south, and declared his readiness to withdraw the forces from Larissa as a proof of his banu files,

ADMIRAL FOURNET EXPLAINS.

ATUES, October isiti Admiral Fournet hus informed the Mayor of Pireus and the Chief of the Police at Athens that the Allied detach- nents had been landed to ensure order in

consequence of events which had ka save We attacked the Bulgarises at happened in the Parle ground, where Dobrepolje and Sukol on October 18th, pro Ententists had been roughly handled and the operations He added that the subjeci was no longer

were continued upen for discussion.

successfully on the

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CONDITIONS NOW NORMAL. The condition of the city is now normal. The Government have taken every measure to avere incidente, with the French. The

town is patrolled by strong detachments

of infautry, cavalry and bluejackets.

The palaces of the King and the Queen Moller are strongly quarded,

ANTI-ENTENTE DEMONSTRA-

TIONS.

Aurss, October 18th.

SERBIAN ATTACKS.

LONDON, October 18th.

A Serbian official message from Saloni-

17th

RUBBIAN FRONT,

ITALIANS AGGRESSIVE

STRONG REDOUBT CARRIED.

LONDON, October 18th,

after he had taken an oath of secrecy One witness named Lootz declared that Mr. Schonken told him that there were Another witness from Bloemfontein

said he asked Mr. Schonken whether be

sedition which had been issued in the had seen the public warning against

Free State by General Hertzog. To this hoeval by the Nationalist party leader, Mr. Timon Roos, and in the Orango

The accused were remanded for a work

at the front were not kept up to full for the carriage of exportable surplus Mr. Schonken made no reply.

wheat from India

SIR PHILIP BASSOON DECORATED.

LONDON, October 17th. Philip Bassoon with the Cross of General Joffre has decorated

OPIUM TRADE SECRETS. DISCLOSURES AT TRADE UNION CONGRESS.

the under which it is conducted, were made Startling statements bearing out and Sir amplifying reports regarding the traffic in opium in England and the conditions"

strength, and ho would do everything to avoid that. But it was no use asking the impossible. Compulsion would make matters worse. It was the Empire's duty to settle the Irish question on a An Italian cominuniqué says: We | basis of freedom and responsibility. Let stormed the enemy lines north of the the Government take its courage in both summit of Mount Pasubio and carried a hands, trust Ireland and put Home Rule. strong redoubt. Two strong enemy into operation for the present. The con columne attempting to counterattack dition of things was injuriously affecting MR. GINNELL'S SUSPENSION were almost destroyed by concentrated the British cause through America and artillery fire.

the Dominions and especially would it. with heavy enemy lossen,

Further counter-attacks were driven off de so presently in Australia. Therefore

NAVAL ACTIVITIES

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENDY.]

NORWEGIAN STEAMER SUNK.

- London, October 18th. The Norwegian steamer Angelf has been sunk.

GENERAT

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]. INDIAN ARMY OFFICERS,

STATEMENT BY MR. CHAM BERLAIN.

LONTION, October 17th. In the House of Commons. Mr. Chain berlain said since the war every offort had been made to re-employ officera of the Indian Army permitted to reside out of India under the Indian Army Regn- lations, but many of them were senior Lieut-Colonels of Colonels, for which reason employment suitable to their rank A communiqué

and gears could not be found. Suspen· ntra, obstinate fighting continues.sion and transfers to the unemployed Fierce enemy counter-attacks there and supernumerary list w.8... # natural sequence to the fact that retirements from

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGERØY.} OBSTINATE FIGHTING,

PETROGRAD, October 18th.

says:--North

of Korty

near Bulshovce were repelled.

All enemy attacks near Dornavatra the Army were not allowed in war times were repulsed.

No officers could clain to be put on the list on a particular date as the right of the Secretary of State to postpone such transfers was reserved in the Royal Warrant establishing the List,

Snow is falling in the Carpathians. We heavily repulsed attacks made hy Un the 16th instaut, after King Con-considerable forces of Turks and Kurda stantino had inspected the Greek sailora sixty versts south of Etzingen.

Champmars, the Royalists demons trated in the streets, carrying evergreened

RUSSIAN BATTLEGROUND. portraits of the King. They hooted the

FIGHT FOR HALICZ FORTS. British Legation, while Admiral Fournet and & party of bluejacketa emerging from a theatre were driven back.

A number of Reservists attempting to demonstrate at the French Legation were arrested by the Anglo-French police. The situation seems dangerous,

AN APPEAL TO AMERICA In Athens, during a Royalists demons-

abifted

INDIAN HOSPITALS.

LONDON, October 18th. Replying to Mr Astor in the House of Commons, Mr. Chamberlain repeated his

Legion of Honour,

LONDON, October 17th. The House of Commons has agreed upon the termination of the suspension

recently at the Trade Union Congress at Birmingham.

resolution proposed by Mr. Havelock The matter arose in conduction with a Wilson, of the Seamon's Union, who raised the important qucation of the Mercantile Marine, and moved a resolu manning of the Royal Navy and the

status and general conditions of seafneing tion advocating the improvement of the

he appealed to the Government, as one of Mr. Ginnell, who has writton an men as a means of encouraging boys of

who was prepared to continue honestly to do liis best to help to win the war, to hearken seriously to his warning and Mwer

THE REAL OBSTACLE TO HOME RULE

Col. Duke, strongly traversed the state ments in Mr. Radmond's resolution, and emphasised that Parlament had reframed

apology to the Speaker,

TREATMENT OF BRITISH PRISONERS.

LONDON, October 17th In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil has announced that the latest report from the American Embassy in Berlin

British birth to become sailors."

Mr. Wilson said he viewed with alarmn the increased employment of Chinese and Asiatic Jabour on British ships, and

Mr. Cotter (Bhips Stewards), in seconding the resolution, said it was no use trying to keep Germans out of this country while we were sllowing Chinese There were over 15,000 Chinese engaged to take the places of our own lads. on British ships sailing out of this country. In Liverpool there were, över 4,000 Chinese living in places which no Caglish boarding house, or lodging

from asking Ireland to make the same shows there is some intprovement in the house keeper, would be allowed to con sacrifices as Britain. The time had notreatment of British prisoners in Gerduct, yet, up to a few weeks ago, nothing

come when the interned ringleaders in the recent rebellion could be safely released, but men offering adequate securities were better was devised, must continue in order being released. Martial-law, if nothing

to spätrain ez rebels in the south and west whe had not abandoned their foolish ambition. The Government must protect the law-abiding population. The real

A obstacle to Home Rule was the disagree- meat in Ireland with regard to it. He pleaded strongly for a voluntary settle ment

THE FOST-WAB TRADE CONFERENCE,

LONDON, October 17th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Mac master suggested that the Dominions should be represented on the Committee at present considering the resolutions of the Economic Conference.

Me Asquith replied that it was most definit to get representatives here now, but no decision, would be taken without taking them into full confidence,

INDIA'S DYE TRADE.

LONDON, Oktober 18th.

In the House of Commons, in reply to Bir W. P. Byles, Mr. Chamberlain an-

раду.

THE ARMY AND GIFTS. ACCEPTAN PROHIBITED.

LONDON, October 19th. An Army Order which has been issued forbids the acceptance of gifta from private individuals for services rendered in the performance of duty.

HOME TURF.

THE CESAREWITCH.

LONDON, October 15th. The Cesarewitch Stakes, run over distance of two miles and two furlongs, resulted as follows

Santar Cornsheaf

Dark Opal

Nineteen ran; won by two lengths, short head separating scold and third.

The betting was as follows:-9 40 4 Sanctum; & to 1 Corn Ehest, 10 to 1 Dark Opál.

had been done by the municipal autho rities to alter the conditions. The Lon don County Council, however, was doing Nomething. There were over 70 lodging houses in London catering for Chinese seamen, and only six were licensed. The Chinese were a menace. Ele described a Chinese boarding-house in East London, where 40 Chinese sat round two gaming between £20 and £40. This was within tabice, on which was placed a sum of four yards of a public path. In a front bedroom were four beds placed close together, and on each two men were lying in a coinetose state from opium, the little lamps being beside them. In an other room ho found 38 opium smokers. Opium was being manufactured under his eye from poppy heads, and 1200lb. of the drug was found smuggled on o of all this was bad. Theso Chinese wi one ship about to sail. The moral ef E now penetrating into some of our inle { towns, and conducting laundries, which were mere gambling houses, and worse.

Mr. March (Poplar) remarked that, with regard to Poplar, only one specific instance had been traced

The resolution proposed by Mr. Have- lock Wilson was carried.

THE JAPANESE LOAN, THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND ITS CANCELLATION.

We are able to announce (ssys the PETROGRAD, October 18th.

Peking Gazette) that the United Cham The battleground of Bolshoven is

bars of Commerce of the country, incind ing the Chambers of Commerce of Pek-- YARN OF A LONELY AIRMAN. between the railways running northward

ing, Tientsin, Shanghai and Hankow, are raising a fund of ten million dollars towards Brzedany and north-west- statement, which has been previously

Mr. Alfred Noyes has just completed for the use of the Government on con- warde towards Eisbatchoff, Bolahovce is cabled, regarding the Military Hospital

sninteresting serios of articles on the dition that the Japanese loan is entirely Royal Navy in war time, special facili dispensed with. The President has been about a mile west of the former and less at Coonoor. As regards the Hospital at

as having been granted to him for the officially informed that a sum of eight than two miles from the Istter.

Wellington, the Viceroy was satised at

purpose by the Admiralty. Among many million dollars has now been subscribed graphic stories which he becords and will be placed at the disposal of the Since Halicz was last mentioned in the exhaustive inspection carried out by nuanced that a small expert Committee, being current in the Fleet is one con- Central Government as soon as the re communiqués fighting on Narajuvka has the Commander of the Division accom-inlading an eminent chemist and rerning an English aviator, captured by maining two million dollars are taken

considerably southwards panied by Lord Pentland There were presentatives of planters and dre users captors to take a German observer over

the Germans, who was asked by his up which will be shortly.

one of our seas in his machine.

SHANGHAI LANGUAGE BOEDOL. At first he refused; but afterward), strapping himself in position, consented. The following candiasies from the The German was armed, but bulky, his British Chamber of Commerce Language straps word not to be depended on. School have been succentul in passing Somewhere over the North Sea, in the the first examination set by the British insk of that sunset, a trawler saw Chamber of Commerce (Shanghai), and errable sight. An English aristor have been awarded certificates folket was looping the loop, for sheer joy Prelimuary Course:Mesra J. C. pparently somersault after somersault, Taylor, Kitto. E C. Pope N G Jika a tumbler pigeon. He kept it up Beale, CL W. Bailey, O Nash or half an hour. Then w dark bulk | L.. B. Wheen, A. HAM PUT, Q. dropped from the machine, and splashed Smeaton: Jerman, with a revolver in each hand Newson, A. Trevor Thomas, into the North Bas. Perhaps it a Inferinediate Course essere de 0. any raze, an english svietor arrived Reehura, H. Moore and CRE Harper on the Last Come so hos wo later, Advanced Coure:M, E. C. Bobin and be com

feeling lonely.

tration the crowd cheered the Americanpproaching the northern forts of Halitz. only temporary inconveniences found which he had appointed in England was

Legation. Subsequently a deputation of

which were quickly dealt with. The examining and criticising the investiga

SANGUINARY FRONTAL BATTLE.

A later despatch issued at Petrograd demonstrators presented to the American says:-A sanguinary frontal battle is ceroy added that there was no dearth tious of the Indigo Research Branch Minister a protest against the Entento's proceeding three tiles northward or of comforts and stores, and private relief the Indian Agricultural Department. action. The American Minister replied) Halicz bridge-head in an angle formed by was morely supplementary. that it was impossible for his Government the junction of the Narajuvka and TROOP TRAIN INCIDENT. to intervene but he would transmit the the Guilalipa. The losses on both sides document to America,

are very heavy.

The demonstration is regarded as the

The railway from Hulier towards King's last effort to arrest the driftage of enemy's communications to Halice and Tidstcholl is under Russian fre, and the the garrison from Athens to Balonika. Lemberg are threatened.

LONDON, October 17th.

FRENCH MILITARY MISSION. ARRIVES IN ROUMANIA

Bexual, October 19th. A French Military Mission, including General Berthelst, sight, Colonels; eigh and eight other officers have

In the House of Commons, Mr. Cham-

to publish the report of the troop train Majore berlain stated that it was not proposed

* enquiry.